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adjective
- 1. so shocked or surprised as to be unable to speak: "he was dumbstruck with terror"
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Dumbstruck is an adjective that means made silent by astonishment. Learn its synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Dumbstruck definition: temporarily deprived of the power of speech, as by surprise or confusion; dumbfounded. . See examples of DUMBSTRUCK used in a sentence.
The adjective dumbstruck describes someone who's rendered speechless by an overwhelming emotion — in other words, struck dumb, or "silent," which is the oldest meaning of the word, directly from the Old English.
adjective. temporarily deprived of speech through shock or surprise. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. dumbstruck in American English. (ˈdʌmˌstrʌk ) adjective. so shocked as to be speechless. : also ˈdumbˌstricken (ˈdʌmˌstrɪkən ) Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Dumbstruck means temporarily deprived of speech through shock or surprise. Find the origin, usage, and examples of this adjective, as well as related words and translations.
DUMBSTRUCK meaning: so shocked or surprised that you cannot speak.
Dumbstruck is an adjective that means so shocked or astonished as to be rendered speechless. Learn the origin, synonyms, and sentence examples of this word from YourDictionary.
